Category: Sports

Update, 1:10 p.m.: The man has been found and is safe, according to the Lake Stevens police. Original post: Authorities are asking for help in finding a 79-year-old Lake Stevens man missing since Sunday afternoon. Andrew A. Green did not return home from his regular afternoon walk in an area near the 2300 block of Soper Hill Rd. Green…

“DON’T LET OUR CLUB KIDS WEAR PATRIOTS COLORS!” says the headline on a website set up by the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County. The clubs have challenged their Boston-area counterparts to a fundraising challenge called “Boys & Girls Clubs Bowl II.” The organizations are trying to raise $49,000 apiece (since the Seattle-New England game is Super…

UPDATE at 2:58 p.m. A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security in Arizona said that a man who had about 100 counterfeit Seahawks jerseys on him when he was pulled over during a traffic stop Thursday was from East Wenatchee, Douglas County — not exactly the Seattle area. The Seattle Times is not naming the 36-year-old man…

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is asking the Legislature to outlaw ticket bots — computer software that beats humans trying to buy seats online for concerts and sporting events. Scalpers use such programs to buy up tickets that they resell at higher prices. Ferguson says Ticketmaster reports bots are often used to buy…

Move over, Marshawn Pinch. The Seattle Aquarium has unveiled a new 12th Animal, one that is preparing for the NF-Sea championship against the Green Bay Prawns this weekend. The 12th Man, meet the Hawktopus. The creature even sported a Seahawks helmet at the aquarium Friday to show support for the team. With eight sticky arms that…

Meet Sprawl. He’s a 6-year-old Australian cattle dog who loves to show off his crazy skills at hiking a football – even if it’s a tiny one. If Seahawks center Max Unger runs into any trouble, Sprawl’s ready to step in, says owner Doug Stroud of Snohomish. Have you taught your pet a cool Seahawks trick? Show…

Seahawks fans are building their Paper Hawks and sharing their creations with us. So far we have received about 150 submissions to our reader photo gallery. We’ve chosen a few of our favorites here. So far we’ve released Russell Wilson and Earl Thomas III Paper Hawks. Coming in Friday’s Seattle Times: the dreadlocked one himself,…

Seattle police say they arrested on Friday a burglar suspected of breaking into Safeco Field and making off with bags of Seattle Mariners historical memorabilia, including jerseys worn by Edgar Martinez and Ken Griffey Jr. According to police, the man climbed over a fence around 4 a.m. on Thursday, broke glass display cases inside Safeco Field,…

Update, 2:40 p.m. Demonstrators have dispersed from City Hall. The Seattle Police Department says the entire demonstration was peaceful and there were no arrests. Update, 1:53 p.m. It’s Sunday, so officials aren’t at City Hall today. But Black Lives Matter…

The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe is buying Emerald Downs, the tribe announced in a news release Thursday. The purchase of the Auburn horse-racing track from Northwest Racing Associates and its president, Ron Crockett, will be completed within 90 days. The price was not announced. The Muckleshoots have owned the land under Emerald Downs since 2002 and…

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